Broom-rack.



PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906. w. H. SPBISER. BROOM RACK.

APPLICATION I'ILE'D 1130.6. 1905.

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PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906. W. H. SPBISER.

BROOM RACK.

APPLICATION FILED Dme. 1005.

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BROOM-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

Application filed December 6, 1905. Serial No. 290,578.

To all lull/077% it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM HENRY SPEI- 'sER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Racks, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to broom-racks, for the display of brooms instores or elsewhere.

One object of the invention is to so construct a broom-rack as to exposeto view a great number of brooms within a small space, at the same timeaffording ready access to any one of said brooms, that it may be removedfor closer inspection or sale without disturbing the others in the rack.

My preferred form of rack is such as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings namely, a wall-rack or one adapted to be placedwith its backagainst a wall to save floorspace-and for convenience and economy inshipping I prefer to construct the rack in knockdown form, asillustrated. It will be understood, however, that a rack embody-' ingsome of the features of my improvement may be made a solid structure ornot of the knockdown type.

A rack constructed in accordance with my invention will be firstdescribed in detail and the novel features pointed out in the appendedclaims. 7

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar letters of reference areused to indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a single or wall rack embodying myinvention. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a vertical section thereof. illustratingthe brooms in position therein. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail, on anenlarged scale, illustrating the front portion of the second shelf ofthe rack. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the third shelf of the rack. Fig.5 is a plan view of the second shelf of the rack, illustrating-apreferred form where the rack is to be constructed of wood. Figs. 6 and7 are similar views of portions of the third and top shelves of therack.

As shown, the rack is constructed in knockdown form, the partscomprising the end standards A and A and the horizontal shelves B, O, D,and E, supported between the standards and secured thereto by tongues a,projecting from the ends of the shelves and protruding through openingsin the standards, said shelves being secured by pins a,

preferably wedge-pins, passing through openings in the tongues of theshelves and abutting the outer surfaces of the standards and designed tofacilitate package and shipment in knockdown form.

As illustrated, the bottom or base shelf B is composite for the sake ofstability and appearance, being constructed of top and bottom boards I)and Z) and a front molding b connecting the front edges of the two, the

tongue b which protrudes through the standards, being integral with thetop board I; of this bottom shelf, as shown.

The second shelf C is provided at front with deep notches c, twelvebeing shown for a rack approximately six feet in length.

The third shelf D is in the instance shown provided on its front edgeWithtwenty-four notches d, spaced at half intervals or distances withrespect to the twelve notchesc of the second shelf, and the fourth shelfE is also provided with twenty-four notches e and e, spaced similarly tothose of the third shelf, but having the notches c, which are invertical alinement with the notches c of the second shelf, cut deeper,as is shown in Fig. 1 and in detail in Fig. 7.

The third shelf D is provided in rear of the notches d-that is, in rearof every other notch-with slots (1, in the instance shown twelve innumber.

The second shelf O is provided between notches with shallow sockets c toreceive the top end of the handle of a small hearth-broom or such as aremade for children, and the third shelf D is provided on its front edgebetween notches with loops, here shown as screweyes (1 to receive thehandles or sticks of such small brooms.

The shelves B and C are at such inclination with relation to the depthof the notches c and d of the superposed shelves that a newstraight-edge broom resting thereon with its stick resting in a notch ofthe shelf next above will be retained therein.

As so constructed it Will be apparent that three dozen full-sized broomsmay be displayed in a rack six feet in length, (aside from the two dozensmall brooms provided for by the sockets c of shelf C and the loops orscreweyes (1 of shelf D,) twelve brooms resting on the shelf B, withtheir sticks resting in the notches of shelf 0 and D, twelve broomsresting with their heads on shelf 0, their sticks resting in the notchesof shelf D and the shallow notches of shelf E, and the reversed brooms,their heads being above the top shelf E and their sticks resting at therear end of the deeper notches e and thence downward through the slots dof shelf D.

In the cheaper grade of racks for grocers use the shelves 0, D, and Ehave been made of sections secured to struts F, (see Fig. 5,) whichprotrude through the end standards and are secured by the wedges or keys(1, as shown.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A broom-rack comprising end standards, a base-shelf and a pluralityof superposed shelves notched at front, the middle one of said shelvesbeing also provided with slots, the alternate notches of the uppermostshelf in alinement with said slots being deeper than the other notchesof said uppermost shelf.

2. A broom-rack comprising end standards, a base-shelf and a pluralityof superposed shelves notched at front, the shelf first above thebase-shelf having a relatively less number of notches than the remainingshelves, the third shelf being also provided with slots and thealternate notches of the uppermost shelf in alinement with the slots ofthe third shelf being deeper than the other notches of said uppermostshelf.

3. A broom-rack comprising end standards, a baseshelf, a plurality ofsuperposed shelves having notches at the front edge, the shelf nextabove the base-shelf having a socket between the notches and the shelfnext above having an eye or hook protruding from the front edge betweenthe notches thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY SPEISER.

Witnesses:

W. R. ADAMS, WM. E. NEFF.

